For anyone with kids at school or kindy, you would be familiar with the PILES of artwork that come home with them every week. Last year i left a container in the corner of the kids room for all school artwork to be put in. On a lazy holiday morning, I brought out the container and got Danny to pick out the things he thought were 'keepers'. These are mainly things that wont fit neatly into a folder, 3D items. Then we stuck all the 'keepers' on a wall, took a photo, and now he's happy to let go of them, as long as he gets a printout of the picture.
As an aside on most of these pieces, i feel very little creativity was required of kids, as the teacher made a template and everyone copied the model or she helped them make it, so the whole class basically had the same art work at the end of the day. I guess that's okay when exploring a new medium or style, but really, a bit more freedom of expression would be better. Below is some arwork he did entirely on his own, although he copied the halloween collage from a book.
Ayyam-i-Ha this year was much anticipated. We made a count down (advent) calendar. I used a 9 pointed star template to cut out 19 stars for the Baha'i month preceding Ayyam-i-Ha. Every morning the kids would take off one star and put it in the box. The box sometimes had a little present or something to do to prepare for Ayyam-i-Ha, like make cards, bake cookies etc. During the 4 days, the kids had a ball, with numerous parties and presents from family and friends. Lots of precious handmade ones this year, mainly made by children for each other. A memorable evening with grandparents listening to a music we hadn't heard since I was a child and rediscovered. (William Sears tape about Ayyam-i-Ha). 
